Seroprevalence of hepatitis B e antigen (HBe antigen) and B core antibodies (IgG anti-HBcore and IgM anti-HBcore) among hepatitis B surface antigen positive blood donors at a Tertiary Centre in Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common cause of liver disease throughout the world. HBV is transmitted through blood and other body fluids, including semen and saliva. Chronic replication of HBV virons is characterized by persistence circulation of HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA; usually with ant...

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Main Authors: Akinbami, Akinsegun A, Oshinaike, Olajumoke O, Dosunmu, Owolabi A, Adeyemo, Titilope A, Adediran, Adewumi, Akanmu, Sulaiman, Wright, Kikelomo O, Ilori, Seun, Aile, Kinsley
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411450/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22455501
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-5-167
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